It has been a while, so what do you like?

I've only had 8 of the above so I'm going to reserve my vote until I've had them all.

Of the 8 that I've had, I'll have to go with the Montmartre.

This Verte

What part of "Commercial offerings only" was I unclear about?

He's a little slow today.

Can I punch him?

Its commercial, you didn't specify a date.

Ok fine, but is it really absinthe?

It's closer to one than a lot of commercial absinthes.

I recall having a little Vintage H at LCLF 05.
I liked it better than the vintage Edouard.

Still doesn't count, though.
You're just showing off.

There isn't a verte on the market that tastes balanced enough to me to call it my favorite, now that I've tasted some artisanals. There are still blanches I would point to as exemplars, but all the vertes have some unique flavor or piquancy that seems dominant or even out of whack.

I love many of them though, for a glass or two at a time. The Jade NO is my sentimental favorite. It's comfort food to me. Then the Ike. ( though the Ike blanche I'm strangely unfond of )

I've simply learned over the years that I'm more fond of blanches in general.
I find them cleaner and crisper.
So, any drinkable commercial verte is a feat in my book.

Lots of people are unfond of it, and I don't find it strange.

It's only strange because the Verte is so good - yes, even though it hasn't got the character of some HGs and is a bit idiosyncratic, it doesn't have many obvious flaws either,¹ and it's one of the rare ones with a round mouthfeel like a good HG.

I did hesitate, though - I almost ticked the VS65 box, but I didn't give in to the Wormwood Side of the Taste.

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¹Oxford comma inserted on purpose

I'm too drunk to understand what the hell you just said.

I'd agree with most of that, and have high hopes for a new crop of late spring commercial vertes.
Generally I prefer a nice verte over a blanche.

Here, or in the PMs?

Anywhere, sweetie.

I could write you horribly condescending PMs and you wouldn't have the stamina to counter, but these PMs would tend to stick around until you're sober.

And we wouldn't want THAT to happen now, would we?

Actually, I'd prolly counter brilliantly, but I'd lose them by morning, and that wouldn't be any fun, would it?

Another thing you would not want to happen is to have message notifications in your e-mail mailbox with titles that are somewhat embarrassing to explain to the Mrs. who's looking over your shoulder.

Until now, I didn't know the PM subject line was included in those notifications...

I bet you're glad you're not married now. You bet I'm glad I have a wife with a sense of humour.

You mean titles like, "A Treatise on BdF and Sperm?"

I can see how that would look bad.

Glad I'm single.

And now to get back on track, I'm glad nobody voted for the Doubs.

It was scored as better than the Jades and the Ike over at feeverte; I can understand why Absomphe excessively waxed lyrical, just like he did when the VdF came out, but Artemis (of all people) looked like he was on drugs when he wrote the review.

Perhaps there really is lots of t-jone in it.

I bet your wife will feel much better if you explain to her that I'm much more interested in her than you.

Just a suggestion.

I have yet to try it, but it does sound interesting. At least they had a better consultant than La Fee did. Or maybe they just listened better, I don't know.

Now you have me worried.

You do know you can marry my wife if you move to Belgium (and convince her to divorce me), right?

Don't do it. My kids (who would then become your stepchildren) are like evil clowns.

Getting back to the Doubs, I'm sure it's one of the better oil mixes, but I doubt it's better than all the Jades and the Ike.

Artemis gave it 27/30 for aroma even though he said it was unusual and smelled medicinal .

Kick ass.
Your wife's hot.

Your kids can live with you, or drink with me.
It don't make me no nevermind.
(is that proper improper?)

Unfortunately it is in Virginia.

Depends on which Southern State you're in.

"Unfortunately it is in Virginia. "

she learnt us, ain't she?

Can we yell across the Shenendoah?
That's all I want.

I find it interesting that Jade Edouard 72 has no votes yet.

Um, I believe it's onacuz it sucks.

, but I think the NO sux worse and it has two votes. Also the Eddy is sold out over at LdF.

I just don't like the vertes so I should be ignored.

I'm not sure why I included Frankie Guy or the new Un Emile, other than there are not that many choices when it comes to Vertes. I'm not even sure I consider either of them to be a Verte. There sure are a lot more choices these days when it comes to choosing a Blanche.

Indeed.

Scent?

Edouard has the most horrible funk. I can't stand that shit

N.O. just as a kind of rogue flavor to it. Of the two consequential releases I've tried, N.O. has siginificantly less Jade Funk ™ than Edouard. I can't drink Edouard anymore.

Hah. Un Emile isn't a verte. Artemis was right it considering it a blanche with some sort of weird flaw. If they even attempted coloring it, they failed miserably.

I still like the N.O., but then I like this too.

Less funk once it's aged, though.

The Boubs™ is vile. The best CO is the Ike louched with Tina.